Kate Hollern
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Kate Hollern MP |
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Member of Parliament for Blackburn |
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Assumed office 7 May 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Jack Straw |
| Majority | 24,762 (56%) |
| Shadow Minister for Reserves | |
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Assumed office 7 January 2016 |
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| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Rachael Maskell |
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| Born |
12 April 1955 Dumbarton, Scotland |
| Political party | Labour |
| Children | 2 |
Catherine Malloy Hollern (born 12 April 1955) is a British Labour Party politician, and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Blackburn. In January 2016, Hollern was appointed Shadow Minister for Reserves, following the reshuffle of the Shadow Cabinet, and resignation of Kevan Jones.
Hollern moved to Blackburn in the late 1970s. She worked as a manager at Newman's Footwear, before becoming the contracts manager at Blackburn College. She has two daughters.
Hollern led the Labour group on the Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council since 2004, serving as council leader from 2004 to 2007, and again from 2010 to 2015. In March 2014, Hollern was selected, using an all women shortlist to succeed former cabinet minister Jack Straw as Labour's candidate, for the constituency of Blackburn. She was elected in the 2015 General Election.
On 7 January 2016, Hollern was appointed Shadow Minister for Reserves, outside the Shadow Cabinet following the resignation of Kevan Jones. On 10 October 2016 she was appointed Shadow Minister for Communities and Local Government.
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